Starting Monday, Arizona residents will have another chance to win the lottery as the state announces plans to add a third weekly Powerball Monday night drawing! The new Monday drawing will join the lineup of Powerball drawings, currently held on Wednesday and Saturday, on August 23, 2021, at 7:59 p.m. MST. “Powerball is one...
Read MoreToday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use...
Read MoreAfter a year and a half hiatus due to COVID-19 related restrictions, British Airways has announced they will resume service between Phoenix and London. U.S. travelers now once again have a nonstop option to get to the United Kingdom with the announced resumption of British Airways’ nonstop service to London Heathrow Airport. “British Airways...
Read MoreFrank Capri AKA Frank Gioia Jr. Three decades ago, Mafia enforcer Frank Capri cut a deal with federal prosecutors to get out of prison. In mob speak, he flipped. Named names. His testimony helped break the back of the New York City mob and put dozens of organized crime figures behind bars. Authorities repaid...
Read MoreLow-cost carrier Allegiant Air has launched a new nonstop route from Mesa to Pittsburgh. The flight in and out of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to the Pittsburgh will operate twice a week, the airline said Thursday “The Phoenix-Mesa area is a popular destination for our customers,” Drew Wells, a senior vice president for Allegiant, said in...
Read MoreFederal officials have officially extended the requirement of mask mandates for air travelers and employees on all flights and public transportation. In an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Transportation Security Administration’s current order that is scheduled to expire September 13 announced Tuesday the order will be extended until January 18. The...
Read MoreWould you want your workweek shorten to 32 hours? Democratic Rep. Mark Takano of California has introduced legislation in Congress to shorten the workweek to four days. The proposed bill, called “Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act,” will amend The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, pushing for employees to receive overtime if they work beyond...
Read MoreWith increasing COVID-19 cases in Arizona, the demand for testing also is also rising. A state-wide testing company is currently hiring hundreds of new employees to help keep up with the surge. In July, the state’s largest COVID-19 tester Embry Health was swabbing about a thousand noses a day. By August, the company is seeing...
Read MoreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a new fatal case of the rare disease melioidosis in Georgia that is linked to three previous cases in different states. The cases have included adults and children. Two of the four patients had no known risk factors for melioidosis; two died. Whole genome...
Read MoreA two-day, multi-agency police operation targeting human trafficking in the Valley has led to the arrest of 18 people, according to Mesa Police Department. Officials say the East Valley Human Trafficking Task Force’s “Buyer Reduction” operation on August 5th and 6th resulted in multiple arrests for prostitution and other sex-related crimes, largely centered around...
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